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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 78469

A nuclear medicine scan that uses a small dose of radioactive tracer which gathers in areas of heart muscle that are damaged or hold abnormal deposits. A camera rotates around the chest to build cross-sectional images, so the affected areas can be located and their extent judged. It differs from a stress test, which looks at blood flow to the muscle rather than the muscle itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $200.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $191 to $347
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

West Virginia $200 · 45th of 51
WY $813FL $166

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.